Task Pane
The Task Pane a shortcut menu used to manipulate and access the features of PowerPoint. This pane is found on the right side of the screen by default. The Task Pane is one centralized pane where you can find several PowerPoint features; it replaces several menus in older versions of PowerPoint and other Office
programs. To display or hide the task pane: From the Menu bar, select View > Task pane. To close it, click on the small x button at the top-right corner. The Task Pane is an active pane which contains several subpanes. Depending on the tool you are using the active pane will change. Let’s identify the sub panes available in the Task Pane
of PowerPoint:
a. Getting Started: is the default active pane that appears when PowerPoint is launched. It has two sections: Microsoft Office Online to connect to the Microsoft Office website and get some online services, and Open to start working with your presentation, whether from scratch, or using an existing one.
b. Help: Search for help topics via Microsoft Office Online, in addition to locating more web resources on PowerPoint.
